Facilities access case sets precedent that could help carriers avoid costs

Key Points:

Carriers' powers to access multi-storey office buildings to install telecommunications facilities have been clarified by the Federal Court.

The powers of carriers under Schedule 3 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 (Cth) to install telecommunications facilities have been given important clarification by the Federal Court's judgment in PIPE Networks Pty Ltd v Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation [2013] FCA 444 (16 May 2013).

Land Access and Activity Notices are issued

In 2011, PIPE Networks Pty Ltd (PIPE) issued Land Access and Activity Notices (LAAN) to both Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) and 101 Collins Street Pty Ltd (101), the owner and manager respectively of the office building at 101 Collins Street, Melbourne.